Montague
Ghost town · Gilliam County, Oregon

Montague is a ghost town in Gilliam County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Gilliam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Montague as a historical populated place on the Horn Butte topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.6262° N, 120.0942° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Horn Butte |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 648 ft |
| Nearest living town | Arlington, OR |
| Distance to it | 8.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1156659 |
| Coordinates | 45.62624, -120.09420 |
What's there now
Montague is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arlington, OR (population 720), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 648 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Eddyghost town · Gilliam County · 6.9 mi
- Moonaxghost town · Klickitat County · 11.1 mi
- McCredieghost town · Klickitat County · 14.2 mi
- Blalockghost town · Gilliam County · 14.3 mi
- Alderdaleghost town · Klickitat County · 16.7 mi
- Quinookghost town · Gilliam County · 20.1 mi
- Emigrant Springsghost town · Sherman County · 22.7 mi
- Earlyghost town · Sherman County · 23.4 mi
- Ajaxghost town · Gilliam County · 24.7 mi
- Sinksghost town · Sherman County · 25.1 mi
- Alvilleghost town · Gilliam County · 25.7 mi
- Igoghost town · Gilliam County · 27.4 mi
Questions
Where is Montague?
Montague is in Gilliam County, Oregon, at 45.6262, -120.0942.
How many ghost towns are in Gilliam County?
Gilliam County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.